Michael Trigg

Ole Miss Football vs UCA on September 10, 2022 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS.Photo by Josh McCoy/Ole Miss AthleticsInstagram and Twitter: @OleMissPix Buy Photos at RebelWallArt.com

Position:
TE
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 240
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Carrollwood Day
Prev. College:
USC
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2023 Mackey Award Watch List
• 2022 Mackey Award Watch List

2023 (JUNIOR): Entered the transfer portal following the conclusion of the 2023 regular season ... Played in the first three games of the season at tight end ... Finished the year with four catches for 65 yards and one touchdown ... vs. Mercer (9/2/23): Had three catches for 44 yards ... at #22 Tulane (9/9/23): Caught one pass, a 21-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter ... vs. Georgia Tech (9/16/23): Appeared on 11 offensive snaps, targeted twice ... Mackey Award Preseason Watch List ... Preseason All-SEC third team (Athlon, SEC Coaches).

2022 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in seven games with six starts at tight end … Missed the middle part of the season due to injury … Hauled in 17 catches for 156 yards and three touchdowns … vs. Troy (9/3/22): Started for the Rebels at tight end in his Ole Miss debut, leading the team in both receptions (4) and receiving yards (33) on the day ... vs. Central Arkansas (9/10/22): Tied the school record of three receiving touchdowns in a single game … Ended his day with five catches for 28 yards as the team’s starting tight end ... at Georgia Tech (9/17/22): Finished the day with one reception for 10 yards ... vs. Tulsa (9/24/22): Logged three catches for 16 yards as the starting tight end ... vs. #7 Kentucky (10/1/22): Brought in three receptions for 41 yards serving as the starting tight end for the Rebels ... at Vanderbilt (10/8/22): Made one reception for a season-long of 28 yards ... John Mackey Award watch list ... Preseason All-SEC third team (Lindy’s) ... Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills ... Rated as the No. 1 tight end and No. 19 overall player in the transfer portal this offseason by 247Sports.

USC: Appeared in six games as a true freshman ... Hauled in seven receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown ... Recorded his first collegiate catch, going for seven yards, against Stanford (9/11) ... Made a career-high three receptions for 44 yards against Oregon State (9/25) ... Found the endzone for the first time in his career, breaking away for a 46-yard reception and finished with a career best 51 receiving yards in the victory over Colorado (10/2).

HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus four-star prospect by all major recruiting sites ... Under Armour All-American ... Rated the No. 128 player nationally in the 247Sports Composite rankings ... Member of the ESPN300, ranked as the No. 158 player in the country ... Also listed on the Rivals 100, as the 68th best player in the nation ... Touted as the No. 3 tight end prospect in the Class of 2021 by ESPN and Rivals ... A top-25 recruit in the state of Florida according to Rivals and 247Sports Composite ... Caught 30 passes for 586 yards and five touchdowns in seven games after transferring to Carrollwood Day as a senior ... Amassed 1,902 all-purpose yards and 29 touchdowns in his career at Seffner Christian High School ... Also saw action as a defensive end, racking up 83 total tackles, including 24.5 TFLs and 11.0 sacks as a junior ... Earned First Team All-State honors as a sophomore and junior ... Named a Sports Illustrated All-American Finalist ... Also played basketball at Carrollwood Day and Seffner Christian, averaging 22.6 points as a junior and 20 points as a sophomore ... Chose Ole Miss over Alabama, LSU, USC and others ... Coached by Mark Jones.

PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Tywanca Trigg ... Full name is Michael Justice Trigg ... Born June 27, 2002 ... Multi-disciplinary studies major.